Sophie is a 9-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in Gainesville, FL, who needs $1,423 for cystotomy surgery.

Sophie is 9 years old, and we've had her since she was a puppy. We lost her lifelong companion, Charlie Brown, in March from congestive heart failure, so she is now our only pet. After the loss of Charlie, she adopted my daughter, Lauren, as her mother. Lauren and Sophie are inseparable, and Lauren, who has serious health problems herself, takes incredible care of Sophie.